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IRIDIUM 172, 43927

Orbit data source: Space-Track

IRIDIUM 172, 43927 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 11 Jan 2019 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
43927, 2019-002F
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
NGIS SSG Gilbert
Mission
Operational Commercial Communications
Bus & Motor
ELITEBUS, Unknown motor
Mass
860 kg wet, 700 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-01-11 (7 years ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Trap Box + 2 Pan, 4.7 m
Radar Cross Section
14.423 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 172
1 43927U 19002F   25256.82725557  .00000091  00000-0  25445-4 0  9992
2 43927  86.3928 109.1300 0001826  88.4809 271.6596 14.34218296349351
Epoch: 2025-09-13T19:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-13T19:51:14.881Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
178.26297°
Altitude
780.679 km
Speed
7.464 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 16m 31s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:49:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
775.936 km
Perigee altitude
773.324 km
Semi-major axis
7,152.767 km
Eccentricity
0.00018
Inclination
86.3928°
RAAN
109.13°
Arg. of periapsis
88.4809°
True anomaly
271.63868°
Mean anomaly
271.6596°
Eccentric anomaly
271.64914°
Mean motion
3.58783 °/min
Orbital period
100.34 mins
BSTAR
0.000025445
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